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ES-Alert in Catalonia for Grade-4 Downpours as Rains Reach Barcelona This Morning

Emergency services report early showers without major incidents, with reinforced monitoring ready to escalate measures if flooding develops.

Overview

  • Meteocat warns of very intense, fast-moving rainfall of 40–60 mm in 30 minutes, advancing from Terres de l’Ebre overnight toward Girona by midday.
  • Protecció Civil’s ES-Alert urges maximum caution, advising people to avoid unnecessary travel and to stay away from riverbeds and ravines even if it is not raining.
  • CECAT is reinforced overnight under the INUNCAT alert phase, and authorities say additional actions could follow depending on how conditions evolve.
  • Traffic officials flag higher risk on the AP-7 and N-340 in the south and on the C-31, C-32 and C-58 around the Barcelona metro area due to potential drainage issues.
  • Universities including UB, UAB, UPF and Girona suspend in-person activity this morning, 112 logs about 100 storm-related calls, and public transport is reported normal early today.